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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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